Separation of Powers and Universal Suffrage [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 The introduction of universal suffrage for the selection of the Hong Kong Chief Executive is often portrayed as the answer to the problems afflicting the executive-legislative relationship in Hong Kong. But even in the increasingly unlikely event that a consensus can be reached on the necessary electoral methods, the introduction of universal suffrage ...
DJ Gittings
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Electoral rules in Serbia and the European standards on universal suffrage [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2014 Elections are the most important form of citizens' participation in political decision-making processes in every state. Electoral rules shape the electoral democracy as an essential component of democracy.
Nastić Maja
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Non-universal suffrage: measuring electoral inclusion in contemporary democracies [PDF]
European Political Science, 2019 The electoral franchise has become more universal as restrictions based on criteria such as sex or property have been lifted throughout the process of democratisation. Yet, a broad range of exclusions has persisted to this date, making the suffrage non-universal, even in established democracies.
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Universal Suffrage: The Century of Corrupting Incentives?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 Conflict of interest of welfare dependent voter creates wrong incentives. These incentives inherent to universal suffrage, yield consequences, as predicted by John Adams back in the 18-th century. Historically the rise of the modern welfare state might be traced to the emergence of mainstream left parties, which promoted government care “from the ...
Konstantin Yanovskiy, Sergei Zhavoronkov
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The dynamics of the principle of universal suffrage
Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-BiałejThe dynamics of the principle of universal suffrage are manifested in changes in the electorate and the catalogue of guarantees for exercising the right to vote.
Krzysztof Skotnicki
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Universal Resident Suffrage: A Liberal Defense
University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1982 Version of ...
Frank I. Michelman
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Children, Voting, and the Meaning of Universal Suffrage
Political Studies Review, 2023 Although universal suffrage is a broad franchise model, it allows for exclusions provided they are robustly justified. In practice, therefore, suffrage is never universal. Every modern democracy operates with its own exclusion principles, but they are all bounded by some sort of age exclusion screening for competence.
Harry Pearse
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Report drawn up on behalf of the Political AffairsCommittee embodying the opinion of the European Parliamenton the Council's proposal that the election ofrepresentatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage should be held from7 to 10 June 1979 (Doc. 219/78). EP Working Documents, document 221/78, 4 July 1978 [PDF]
, 1978 Mr Patijn
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Politikon, 2023 Autocrats utilize (nominally) democratic elections, to claim procedural legitimation. To secure their political survival in these elections, they have an extensive menu of manipulation at their disposal.
Kristin Eichhorn
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The Law and Politics of Constitutional Reform and Democratization in Hong Kong [PDF]
, 2014 Since 1997, the former British colony of Hong Kong has practiced autonomy as a 'Special Administrative Region' (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) under a constitutional arrangement known as 'One Country, Two Systems' (OCTS).
Chen, AHY
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